ROTTEN TOMATOES: Bryan Reesman

BRYAN REESMAN

Agrees with the Tomatometer 78% of the time.

Biography: A prolific entertainment journalist living in the United States, Bryan Reesman is a graduate of NYU film school, a former story analyst for Miramax Films, New Line Cinema, and Imagine Entertainment, and former director of development for Monument Pictures. He has been published in over 45 print magazines and a dozen Web-based publications over the last eight years, including Billboard, Request, Playboy.com, Razor, Mix, the Boston Phoenix, MTV Online, and Revolver.

Favorites: Blow-Up (1966) The Changeling (1979) Miracle Mile (1989) The Moderns (1988) The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey Through Time (1989) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Publications: Citysearch, Request Magazine

Total Reviews: 27

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date (default)

Fresh 4/5	Fresh 71%	Sex and Lucia (2002)	" Not every movie that is billed as 'erotic' deserves that distinction, but director Julio Medem's Sex And Lucia certainly does. It's the kind of intelligent, thoughtful film about sex and love that Hollywood just can't make." — Request Magazine Posted Aug 22, 2003
Rotten 4/10	Rotten 9%	Grind (2003)	" Many of the characters aren't even likable throughout the first half of the movie, and while they evolve positively over time, it is barely enough to win anyone over." — Citysearch Posted Aug 19, 2003
Rotten 6/10	Rotten 41%	Freddy vs. Jason (2003)	" While the filmmakers send up the genre's cliches and expected audience empathy with the villains, it still feels like the ludicrous dialogue and one-dimensional characterizations were written by teenagers." — Citysearch Posted Aug 14, 2003
Fresh 8/10	Fresh 64%	The Eye (2003)	" Just how scary is it? Even the film's daytime confrontations are enough to cause a severe jolt, but one nocturnal sequence involving a moaning old woman could leave viewers shuddering for days." — Citysearch Posted Jun 6, 2003
Rotten 4/10	Rotten 17%	Pokemon - Heroes: The Movie (2003)	" The plot is paper-thin, supporting players like the bumbling Team Rocket baddies are mere window dressing and the devious designs of Annie and Oakley are generic at best." — Citysearch Posted May 16, 2003
Fresh 7/10	Fresh 86%	Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2003)	" Amplifying the story's eroticism, Maddin cleverly transforms Stoker's timeless tale into an allegory about both Victorian sexual oppression and xenophobia." — Citysearch Posted May 16, 2003
Rotten 4/10	Rotten 16%	House of 1000 Corpses (2003)	" Despite some gruesomely colorful sets, a few scares and Sid Haig's droll performance as the wise-cracking Captain Spaulding, the disjointed narrative is as messy as the blood-splattered corpses littering the film." — Citysearch Posted Apr 24, 2003
Rotten 4/10	Rotten 3%	Fear Dot Com (2002)	" "Feardotcom" has the makings of an interesting meditation on the ethereal nature of the internet and the otherworldly energies it could channel, but it simply becomes a routine shocker." — Citysearch Posted Feb 21, 2003
Fresh 6/10	Rotten 14%	Pokemon 4Ever (2002)	" The fourth "Pokemon" is a diverting--if predictable--adventure suitable for a matinee, with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance." — Citysearch Posted Feb 21, 2003
Rotten 3/10	Rotten 2%	Half Past Dead (2002)	" Some of Seagal's action pictures are guilty pleasures, but this one is so formulaic that it seems to be on auto-pilot." — Citysearch Posted Feb 21, 2003
Rotten 5/10	Rotten 26%	Formula 51 (2002)	" With an unusual protagonist (a kilt-wearing Jackson) and subject matter, the improbable "Formula 51" is somewhat entertaining, but it could have been much stronger." — Citysearch Posted Feb 21, 2003
Fresh 8/10	Rotten 57%	Ararat (2002)	" Impassioned performances and direction make this a riveting recreation of a reprehensible period neglected by historians." — Citysearch Posted Feb 21, 2003
Rotten 4/10	Rotten 49%	Undisputed (2002)	" "Undisputed" could have been compelling, but it ultimately plays out as a standard prison action movie." — Citysearch Posted Feb 21, 2003
Fresh 6/10	Fresh 71%	Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture (1983)	" While "Ziggy" is obviously more of interest to hardcore Bowie fans than anyone else (some critics have trashed it for that reason), it should be required viewing for rockers-in-training who really want to learn about good showmanship." — Citysearch Posted Feb 21, 2003
Fresh 7/10	Rotten 57%	Dark Blue (2003)	" *With its charged themes, Dark Blue* is a lot to swallow in only two hours, but a thought-provoking ride for those up to the task.*" — Citysearch* Posted Feb 20, 2003
Fresh 6/10	Rotten 18%	Trapped (2002)	" Plays better than your standard kidnapping thriller, thanks to Luis Mandoki's taut direction and writer Greg Iles' compelling twists and turns." — Citysearch Posted Sep 23, 2002
Fresh 7/10	Fresh 88%	I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (2002)	" Offers a nice blend of humor, drama and insight." — Citysearch Posted Aug 5, 2002
Rotten 5/10	Rotten 10%	Halloween: Resurrection (2002)	" *Hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like ... but overall the Halloween* series has lost its edge.*" — Citysearch* Posted Jul 15, 2002
Fresh 7/10	Rotten 30%	Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002)	" Though it feels at times like a direct-to-video release, director Tuck Tucker's movie is still well-paced and funny." — Citysearch Posted Jun 28, 2002
Fresh 7/10	Fresh 60%	Nijinsky: The Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky (2002)	" Director Paul Cox's unorthodox, abstract approach to visualizing Nijinsky's diaries is both stimulating and demanding." — Citysearch Posted May 29, 2002
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 3%	Deuces Wild (2002)	" *A bit too familiar and occasionally melodramatic, Deuces Wild* clicks nonetheless, thanks to a gritty screenplay and tight direction.*" — Citysearch* Posted May 3, 2002
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 21%	Jason X (2002)	" The producers should have let sleeping dogs lie." — Citysearch Posted Apr 25, 2002
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 31%	All About the Benjamins (2002)	" Works overtime on expletives and gratuitous violence." — Citysearch Posted Mar 8, 2002
Rotten	Rotten 43%	Big Fat Liar (2002)	" What starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points." — Citysearch Posted Feb 8, 2002
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 15%	Impostor (2001)	" *Despite fine performances and some fun moments, Impostor* too frequently relies on contrived plot points to reach its revelatory climax.*" — Citysearch* Posted Jan 5, 2002
Rotten	Rotten 2%	Texas Rangers (2001)	" Rangers aspires to be a classic Western but falls short, despite large doses of bravado and machismo, thunderous shoot 'em ups and stirring symphonic fanfare." — Citysearch Posted Nov 30, 2001

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